Shire of Ripon
The Shire of Ripon was a local government area about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of, and existed from 1861 until 1994.History
Ripon was incorporated as a road district on 12 April 1861, and became a shire on 18 December 1863.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Lexton and most of Shire of Avoca into the Shire of Pyrenees.Wards
Ripon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
